Winning an open-skies freight deal could also open the way to creating a British freight-carrying airline, at which Mr Souter may eventually want to try his hand.

ECONOMIST: Transport

First off, AppleInsider is reporting that some supa' secret shipments are about to make their way via air-freight from the Far East to the United States around the 5th of September.

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We have also developed COSAC-AWB (Air Way Bill) and COSAC-Customs, to facilitate the industry adoption of digital air way bills and eventually e-freight.

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